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Signature(s)

Amount
€ 40,000,000
Countries
Sector(s)
Armenia : € 40,000,000
Credit lines : € 40,000,000
Signature date(s)
8/10/2024 : € 40,000,000

Summary sheet

Release date
26 June 2024
Status
Reference
Signed | 08/10/2024
20230970
Project name
Promoter - financial intermediary
ARMENIA MSME RESILIENCE FACILITY - INECOBANK
INECOBANK CJSC
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 40 million
not applicable
Location
Sector(s)
Description
Objectives

The facility consists of a loan to Inecobank to support micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) and Midcaps in Armenia.

The aim is to enhance access to finance to the target beneficiaries implementing eligible projects in the country.

Additionality and Impact

The operation aims to finance eligible small and medium sized investments undertaken by MSMEs and Mid-Caps in Armenia, thereby contributing to economic resilience, employment generating activities and alleviating the economic burden of the recent displacement crisis in the country. MSMEs make up the vast majority of firms in Armenia and, as such, play a vital role in creating and safeguarding employment. Lack of access to long-term finance has been identified as one of the most significant obstacles to the expansion of MSMEs, and the proposed Facility is expected to address these problems.

Environmental aspects
Procurement

Inecobank should take all requisite measures to ensure that the procedures carried out by the final beneficiaries comply with the national legislation, the EIB's Environmental and Social Standards as well as the international treaties and conventions signed and ratified by or otherwise applicable and binding in Armenia.

Inecobank should take all requisite measures to ensure that all the procurement procedures carried out by the final beneficiaries comply with the national legislation, in line with the EIB's Guide to Procurement.

Milestone
Under appraisal
Approved
Signed
17 May 2024
8 October 2024
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